Tag: Food Safety
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Why Was the Reusable Bag Blamed for a Norovirus Outbreak?
Recently, a reusable bag was blamed for the spread of a highly contagious virus. But it was just bad luck.
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Straw Wars is a Campaign to Ban the Use of Straws in London's Restaurants
No straws in restaurants? MacDonalds are you listening?
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Is Meat Glue Safe?
Meat glue is under public scrutiny like pink slime but what is it and is it safe?
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Alphonso Mango Shortage Blamed on Climate Change
They are so good that Ben & Jerry named an ice cream after them.
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150 Years of Food Safety and the Challenges We Face in the Future
The history of the USDA and FDA and the future challenges.
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USDA Wants to Double Poultry Processing Speed, Killing More Birds & Injuring More Workers
Already, just one processing plant kills 78 million chickens each year. The USDA and Big Meat want to nearly double the speed that the production line moves.
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What Exactly is Mad Cow Disease and Are You at Risk of Getting It?
What is mad cow disease or BSE? Are you endanger and getting it? What are the symptoms?
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Pamper Your Pet With These 10 Natural and Organic Pet Foods
Set a high standard for your cats and dogs with these healthy alternatives to traditional food.
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9 Non-Toxic Cookware Brands for Safe and Healthy Home Cooking
Say no to the harmful chemicals found in Teflon with a set of shiny copper pots, a skillet in a punchy color, and more sturdy pieces that withstand time.
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10 or So Things You Should Know About the Future of Feeding the World
Experts weigh in on how to feed 7 billion people in a warming world.
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TreeHugger Radio #202: The Warmest Winter Ever, Arsenic in Your Chicken, Dying Dolphins, and Vermont Versus Monsanto
Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.
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Easter Egg Shortages in Czech Republic Due to End of Battery Egg Farms
First egg shortages in the UK, now in the Czech Republic due to the end of battery egg farms. This is no yolk.
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Is It Time for Organic, All-Natural, Artificial Blueberries?
If blue cubes of partially hydrogenated oils and dextrose can sell, what could marketers do with organic, all-natural, artificial blueberries?
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BPA is FDA's Latest Gift to Food Industry
Without a hint of irony, FDA maintains several web pages with helpful information for parents and others wishing to avoid BPA, such as: “What You Can Do to Minimize Your Infant’s Exposure to BPA.”
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Organic Baby Foods Could End Child Obesity, Diabetes and Junk Food Cravings
Doctors now agree that for a healthy child, a babies' first bite should be a whole food and now there are lots of gourmet options.
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BPI's Response to Outrage Over Ground Beef? 3 Governors and a T-Shirt
Beef Products Inc took its best shot at making up for its silence during weeks of public lashing over what has been dubbed “pink slime,” an additive in ground beef made through a high-tech process that BPI invented.
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Be a Good Little Bunny and Watch Out for Excessive Easter Egg Packaging
Love the egg, hate the boxes: Easter egg packaging is better but still too much.
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Pink Slime Effect: Was The Consumer Reaction Irrational? Will Organic Food Take A Lasting Bounce?
The pink slime public relations debacle may spur interest in organic products & become a marketing course classic.
